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And done the other side. Also stripped off some more glue and tar seam sealer off the seat panel with turps and the brass wirewheel.

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Buuuuuut, when I drilled the hole from the inside using the boss in the seatbelt bracket to align the drill..... I discovered that the boss is not flush with the panel like the other side.

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There's a 7mm gap :( Le sigh.

Well, I'm not cutting all those welds off, I don't think the panel will survive the operation.

I think I'll try slide a washer of the appropriate thickness into the gap and drill a couple small holes in the panel so I can spot the washer to it. The bolt just needs to be a little longer.

 

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Alternator has got to be WAY up here.
Fortunately, I have a spare engine on the bench.
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Those two bolt holes are 8mm. Not sure if I'll be overloading them with that bracket. I could tie it into one of the 6mm bolts for the cam sprocket covers. Maybe with a long bit of 2.5mm flat bar so it can flex a little to allow for some bolt misalignment. 

Got to make an adjuster thingy off the lug behind the water pump that also clears the firewall.

Just realised I only took photos before welding the bracket...

 

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